University lecturer killed herself after living next to Beeston 'crack den'
A UNIVERSITY lecturer killed herself three weeks after warning a council she could no longer cope with living next to a drugs den.
Suzanne Dow had suffered months of abuse from the tenants of a house owned by Browtowe Borough Council.
Yet the council made only "idle, empty threats" to the tenants – despite a series of complaints stretching back more than a year.
Dr Dow, of Derby Street, Beeston, was 33 when she took her own life. She had complained about being verbally abused and threatened, but the council failed to treat her complaints seriously enough.
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Dr Dow's mother said this – coupled with problems in her personal life – was too much for her gifted daughter.
She had also been sexually abused as a child and had love life problems.
Maureen Dow said: "She used to ring me in tears because she was too frightened to get to sleep. No one should have to live in that situation. They let her down."
The house next door was described as a "crack den" by Notts Coroner Mairin Casey during an inquest.
In her final letter to the council, Dr Dow, a French lecturer at the University of Nottingham, wrote how she could not sleep, and how she had reached the "limits of her tolerance".
The council said it had taken the coroner's comments "very seriously".
Comments
by steveatkinson
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 2:14PM
“broxtowe council always do nothing, now they have blood on there hands somebody might start listening”
by Neo_MadBadger
Saturday, January 26 2013, 8:36AM
“"Your mock outrage at people stating a simple empirical truth is pathetic."
Apparently posted without a shred of irony.”
by EggyEggCup
Thursday, January 24 2013, 9:37AM
“Of course there's a correlation Bimple. Habitual and anti-social criminals are usually unemployed - although it does not necessarily follow that all unemployed are criminals. Being the leftie, wet, liberal that you are, you might not recognise this important difference. Your mock outrage at people stating a simple empirical truth is pathetic.”
by SonofSnott
Tuesday, January 22 2013, 10:42PM
“"But Nottingham does seem to have a growing problem of life style clashes within it's housing stock"
It's called diversity, and the feeling is mutual. Thankfully, Nottingham is unique in the shire for suffering it.”
by MoronMonitor
Tuesday, January 22 2013, 1:56PM
“What a desperately sad story. My deepest sympathies go out to her family. I believe I have heard of the Robinsons before - some (not all)are notorious around Nottingham and not just recentley - allegedly. Hopefully their next stop will be next door to someone who failed to act & protect this woman. I bet it would get sorted pretty quickly then. I have just seen her facebook page and she is definitely a scumbag. No doubt she will be breeding with other scumbags and pushing out a load of illiterate new scumbags for society to deal with.”
by Novemberer
Tuesday, January 22 2013, 11:21AM
“@Bimple - No, I realise that on the whole there's no bona fide correlation - after all, I've been unemployed myself in the past... But Nottingham does seem to have a growing problem of life style clashes within it's housing stock, which flourish - largely unchecked - by the relevant authorities, leaving those who are adversely affected totally powerless & utterly hopeless.”
by SonofSnott
Monday, January 21 2013, 7:10PM
“Who hasn't had neighbours from hell while renting in Nottingham? If you haven't, you are extremely lucky.”
by bimple
Monday, January 21 2013, 4:52PM
“" regarding the on-going anti-social behaviour of my current (&, yes, unemployed) neighbour"
What an odd comment; are you suggesting a correlation between the two?”
by Novemberer
Monday, January 21 2013, 4:38PM
“What a terrible situation. Having lived next to awful neighbours myself in the past, I can understand (to some extent) the crushing hopelessness Miss Dow must have felt, though my experiences were a walk in the park by comparison, by the sound of it.
Coincidentally, I've just contacted both the council's Environmental Health department, & a well-known local estate agent, regarding the on-going anti-social behaviour of my current (&, yes, unemployed) neighbour - I'm not expecting anything positive to come out of it, but you have to TRY, don't you?”
by bimple
Sunday, January 20 2013, 11:24PM
“"""Where's the usual EP 'liberal bed-wetters' ? They're normally all over stories like this defending the indefensible.""
What a knobbish thing to say; are you seriously suggesting liberals defend criminal acts??!?!”